Trash and ash receptacle



y 1965 R. B. MOTT, JR., ETAL 3,197,130

TRASH AND ASH RECEPTACLE fiaafi Beach M029, Jr.

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. 3,197,130 TRASH AND ASH RECEPTACLE Ralph Beach Mott, in, and Ralph Beach Mott, Sn, both of 602 Sul Ross, Houston, Tex. Filed Oct. 24, 1963, Ser. No. 318,729 2 Claims. (Cl. 23243.1)

The present invention relates to a trash receptacle and more particularly to an ash receptacle adapted to receive ashes therein and which is firmly supported in position during use and which may be easily dumped with a minimum of effort.

Various ash and trash receptacles have been heretofore provided for mounting on and in wall surfaces, but generally speaking, 'all of such devices are extremely complicated to manufacture and include other objectionable features. For example, most of such devices are not properly mounted or supported so that they are quite flimsy and easily torn off their supports even though only normal use is applied to these devices. Other forms of ash receptacles require their removal from the support in order to be cleaned, and other forms of devices include complicated catch and release mecha nisms which are expensive to manufacture and diflicult to manipulate.

An object of the present invention is to provide an ash or trash receptacle which may be provided on the wall and which may be quickly and easily dumped.

Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide an ash or trash receptacle and a mounting means for supporting the receptacle to retain it firmly in position when in trash receiving position, said device being constructed and arranged so that it may be quickly and easily released from its supported position and pivoted downwardly therefrom for dumping of the contents.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from a consideration of the following description and drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side view of a form of the present invention showing it moved to dumping position, the dotted line representing the position of the container which is supported on the support means;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the receptacle when in upright position;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the invention; and

FIG. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

Attention is first directed to FIG. 1 of the invention wherein the trash receiver of the present invention is referred to generally by the numeral 8. The trash receiver includes the receptacle referred to generally by the numeral 9 and including the container 11 which may be of any suitable form and configuration and which is shown as being generally rectangular in configuration and comprising the front wall 11, back wall 12, bottom wall 13, and end walls 14, only one of which is visible in FIG. 1. It will be noted that the front, back, bottom, and end walls are secured together by any suitable means so as to form the container with the open top end 15.

The support means illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings is shown generally by the numeral 18 and includes the bracket having a portion 19 adapted to be secured to the wall represented at 21) by any suitable means such as the screw 21 or the like, and the bottom portion 22 of the bracket which may be integrally formed with the portion 19 and extending forwardly therefrom so as to provide a support surface for abutting and supporting the bottom surface 13 of the receptacle when it is in the upright position shown in FIG. 4 for receiving trash.

An extension 22a of the portion 22 is secured to the portion 22 by suitable means such as brads 26 or the like, the portion 22a including the hinge referred to generally at 28 in FIG. 4, one portion 2? of the hinge being to tates Pate secured to the bottom 13 of the container 10, and the portion 22a forming the other part of the hinge 28. It w ll be noted that this arrangement enables the container M1 to be pivotally secured to the support means 18 along or adjacent the outer edge of the portion 22 of the support means 18 and adjacent what is normally the forward edge of the container 10 when the container 10 is in its upright trash receiving position as shown in FIG. 4. This arrangement enables the container 10 to be pivoted outwardly and downwardly relative to the support means 18 so that the support means does not in any way interfere with the pivoting movement of the container to dump trash therefrom. The bottom 13 and rear wall 12 of the container 111 is recessed relative to the edge of end walls 14 and edge of front wall 11, and the hinge means 28 is secured to the container 19 in the recess be neath the bottom wall 13 and behind the front wall 11.

The forward edge of the portion 22 is provided with the part 22a connected to the hinge 28, and the part 29 of the hinge is secured to the bottom portion 13 of the container 10 to enable the container 10 to be moved outwardly from the opening and downwardly therefrom in the manner previously hereinabove described with regard to the support means 18.

As more clearly illustrated at FIG. 2 of the drawings, it can be seen that the open end 15 of the container is provided with a top referred to generally by the numeral 39. As shown in FIG. 1 of the drawings, the top or cover 39 is secured to the container in a manner so that when the container 10 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 1 for dumping, the cover 30 automatically swings open to enable the trash or ashes and other materials in the receptacle to be freely dumped or to enable them to flow freely therefrom. As shown in FIG. 4 of the drawings, such pivot means may assume any suitable form such as the pin 31 which extends through the bar 33 formed on overhanging rear edge 32 of the cover and through the portion 14a of the walls 14 which extend beyond the rear wall 12 as shown in FIG. 4.

The upper surface 35 of the cover may assume any configuration and as shown in FIG. 2 is provided with an opening 36 with spaced members 37 extending across the opening so that a cigarette, cigar, or other lighted member may be pressed against the bar 37 if desired before dumping it in the container 10. It will be further noted from FIG. 3 that the upper surface 35 may be recessed or sloped inwardly toward the opening 36 to guide ashes or trash to the opening 36.

Means are provided for holding or locking the receptacle 9 in upright position on support 18 and which also releases quickly and easily to permit container 10 to be dumped.

A spring clip 49 is shown as being secured on bracket 19, there being a recess 41 in the back surface 12 of container 10. The spring clip 41) could be as easily placed on the container 10, and the recess 41 could be a projection on the bracket 19 which frictionally engages the clip to hold the container in upright position.

The arrangement of the hinge means 28 enables the container 10 to be firmly supported on bracket 19 to inhibit pulling or tearing of the container 10 off the wall during use. However, the hinge means 28 enables the container to be dumped merely by pulling it forward, and the hinge enables the container to be pointed downward for dumping without any interference from the support bracket.

We claim:

1. A trash receiver comprising:

'(a) a receptacle for receiving trash, said receptacle including a container having side walls, end walls, and a bottom wall;

(b) a cover having trash receiving holes therein;

Patented July 27, 1965 (c) said cover having a downwardly extending projection at its rear edge;

(d) hinge means carried on the back of said container for pivotally engaging said cover. projection to open -said container to enable trash to be dumped therefrom;

(e) support means for said container adapted to be' surface for supporting said trash (i) said forward and downward pivoting of said container unlocking said downwardly extending projection on said cover to pivot about said hinge means and rotate said cover from its closed and locked position.

2. A trash receptacle comprising:

(a) a receptacle for receiving trash, said receptacle including a container having side walls, end walls, and a bottom wall; 7

(b) support means for said container adapted to be connected to a surface for supporting said trash receiver; 7

(c) said support means including a bottom portion which extends outwardly to supportsaid receptacle in its trash receiving positionr (d) pivot means carried at the outer end of said bottom portion for connection to the forward end of the bottom of said container for pivoting said container forwardly and downwardly;

(e) a spring clip;

(f) spring clip engaging means for frictionally engaging said spring clip and retaining said container r in'its trash receiving position; a

(g) said engaging means positioned relative to said spring clip so that pivoting of said container from and to its trash receiving position disengages and engages said engaging means with said spring clip;

(11) a'cover having trash receiving 'holes' therein;

(i) said cover having a downwardly extending projection at its rear edge;

(j) hinge means carried on the back of said container for pivotally engaging said cover-projection to open said container to enable trash to be dumped there- 'from; i

V (k) said hinge means being positioned to lock said downwardly extending projection of said cover relative to the back of said container and to the surface and holding said cover in the closed position when v said container is in the trash receiving position; and

(1) said hinge means and said pivot means cooperating to dump trash from said container with said cover open on motion of said container to said trash dumping position and to return said container to trash receiving position.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,182,689 12/39 Carlson 232-43 1 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,064,741 6/58 Germany.

FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner. 

1. A TRASH RECEIVER COMPRISING: (A) A RECEPTACLE FOR RECEIVING TRASH, SAID RECEPTACLE INCLUDING A CONTAINER HAVING SIDE WALLS, END WALLS, AND A BOTTOM WALL; (B) A COVER HAVING TRASH RECEIVING HOLES THEREIN; (C) SAID COVER HAVING A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTION AT ITS REAR EDGE; (D) HINGE MEANS CARRIED ON THE BACK OF SAID CONTAINER FOR PIVOTALLY ENGAGING SAID COVER PROJECTION TO OPEN SAID CONTAINER TO ENABLE TRASH TO BE DUMPED THEREFROM; (E) SUPPORT MEANS FOR SAID CONTAINER ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A SURFACE FOR SUPPORTING SAID TRASH RECEIVER; (F) SAID SUPPORT MEANS INCLUDING A BOTTOM PORTION WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARDLY TO SUPPORT SAID RECEPTACLE IN ITS TRASH RECEIVING POSITION; 